Welcome to Briggs Lake ...

Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County<1>.

The location of Briggs Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Briggs Lake: Briggs Lk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Briggs Lake for more information about variations on the name of Briggs Lake.

Briggs Lake is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Briggs Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Briggs Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggs Lake.

• Saint Cloud
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Big Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <4>
• Waite Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Zimmerman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <4>
• Becker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <4>
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Briggs Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggs Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggs Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briggs Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggs Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Briggs Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs Lake ...

Looking for more information about Briggs Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Briggs Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briggs Lake.

Adding Briggs Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briggs Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Briggs Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Briggs Lake post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggs Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sherburne County: www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/